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Professions and Trades.—One physician and surgeon, one grist mill, carding
machine and fulling mill, one distillery, one tannery, four stores, two taverns,
9ne chair maker, one waggon maker, one blacksmith, one tailor, ijne shoemaker.
NORWOOD, OR KEELER'S MILLS.
A Village in the east of the township of Asphodel, ten miles south-east from
Warsaw, and six miles north from the Ti-ent River. It contains about 120
inhabitants. There are some fine lime-stone quan-ies in the neighbourhood.
In Norwood is a Congregational chapel; also a grist and saw mill, tannery^,
three stores, one tavern, two blacksmiths.
Post Office, post three times a-week.
NORTHUMBERLAND.
A County in the Newcastle District—comprises the townships of Alnwick,.
Cramahe, Hamilton, Haldimand, South JNIonaghan, Murray, Percy and Seymour.
It returns a member to the House of Assembly.
NOTTAWASAGA.
A Township in the Simcoc District; is bounded on the north by Nottawasaga.
Bay; on the west by the townships of CoUingwood and Ospry; on the south by
Mulmur and a small portion of Melancthon; and on the east by Sunnidale.
In Nottawasaga 18,850 acres are taken up, 1539 of which are under cultivation.
The township is well watered by numerous small streams, and a large portion of
the township is good land. A village, called Hurontario, has been lately started
on the bay, where there are a grist and saw mill, and store. There are large
quantities of fine cedar on the bay. There is a quarry in the township, of the
stone of which excellent grind-stones are manufactured; lime-stone also is
abundant.
In Nottaw^asaga, there are 7900 acres of Crown lands open for sale
at 8*. currency per acre. There are three grist and three saw mills in the
township.
Population in 1842, 420; who are principally Scotch.
Ratable property in the township, £7877.
NOTTAWASAGA BAY.
A large Bay, situated in the south of the Georgian Bay. It receives the
Nottawasaga River.
NOTTAWASAGA RIVER.
A River; different branches of which take their rise in the high lands in the
townships of Albion, Teeumseth, Mono, Melancthon, Mulmur, and Innisfil;
and arc spread besides over the townships of Adjala, West Gwillimbury, Essa,
Tossorontio, Vespra, Flos, and Sunnidale; in which latter township the river
enters the Nottawasaga Bay. The Nottawasaga River is not navigable for
large vessels. There is a great deal of excellent land, and fine timber on its
banks.
OAKLAND.
A Township in the Brock District; is bounded on the north-east by the
township of Brantford; on the west by Burford ; and on the south by Townsend.
In Oakland 9,182 acres are taken up, 5,850 of which are under cultivation.
This is a small township; the greater part of it is under culiivation. A large
cedar swamp extends from the townshij) of Bi-autford into the north-west of
Oakland, and reaches nearly to the centre of the township. The village of
Scotland is situated in the Avest of the townsliip, close to the town-line between
Oakland and Burford ;
and the village of Oakland a little south of the centre of
thi township. There are one grist and two saw mills in the township.
Population in 1842, 4{)4 , who arc principally of Scotch descent.
Ratable property in the township, £12,831.